Thailand national under-17 football team

Thailand Under-17
Nickname(s)	ช้างศึก (Changsuek); (War elephants)
Association	Football Association of Thailand
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Marco Göckel
Captain	Danuphon Buppha
Home stadium	Rajamangala Stadium
FIFA code	THA
Biggest win
	Brunei 0–19 Thailand ; (Chonburi, Thailand; 25 October 2024)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1997)
Best result	Round 1 (1997, 1999)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1998)

The Thailand national under-17 football team is the national team for the under-17 level, representing Thailand in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, AFC U-17 Asian Cup and AFF U-16 Championship. It is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.^[1]^[2]

Thailand was AFC champions in 1998 and three-time AFF champions. Thailand has also managed to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1997—becoming the first Southeast Asian team to qualify by merit to a FIFA tournament—and 1999.^[3]

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Lose

2025

25 March 2025 (2025-03-25) Friendly	Qatar	0–2	Thailand	Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium

29 March 2025 (2025-03-29) Friendly	Thailand	1–3	Japan	Taif, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Youth Permanent Camp

3 April 2025 (2025-04-03) AFC U17 Asian Cup GS	Uzbekistan	4–1	Thailand	Taif, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3	Khasanov 2' Sarsenbaev 13' Aliev 80' Shukurullaev 85'	Report	Mexes 40'	Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Al-Sawalmeh (Jordan)

6 April 2025 (2025-04-06) AFC U17 Asian Cup GS	Thailand	1–3	Saudi Arabia	Taif, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3	Siwakorn 17'	Report	Dahal 29' Sufyani 75' Barnawi 78'	Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium Referee: Nagamine Koki (Japan)

9 April 2025 (2025-04-09) AFC U17 Asian Cup GS	Thailand	0–2	China	Taif, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3			Bunyamin 56' (pen.) Jiang Zhiqin 59'	Stadium: Okadh Sport Club Stadium Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

21 April 2025 (2025-04-21) Friendly	Bhutan	0–10	Thailand	Thimphu, Bhutan
18:00 UTC+6				Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium

24 November 2025 (2025-11-24) 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Mongolia	0–4	Thailand	Chonburi, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7		Report	Phonphithak 34' (pen.), 71' Pichaya 53' Phasutha 90+'	Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Referee: Yousef Al-Sharshani (Qatar)

26 November 2025 (2025-11-26) 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Thailand	7–1	Maldives	Chonburi, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7	Sutthipong 19' Phasutha 26' Achirawat 34', 56' Pakorn 53' Achirawit 82' Pitchaya 89'	Report	Jaweez 79'	Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Referee: Ahmad Al-Khawaldeh (Jordan)

28 November 2025 (2025-11-28) 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Turkmenistan	2–3	Thailand	Chonburi, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7	Govshudov 14' Meredov 24' Pongkun 61' (o.g.)		Pichaya 64' Pakorn 72'	Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Referee: Yousef Al-Sharshani (Qatar)

30 November 2025 (2025-11-30) 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Thailand	3–0	Kuwait	Chonburi, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7	Phonphithak 10' Achirawat 57' Pichaya 44'			Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

Previous squads

FIFA U-17 World Cup

AFC U-16 Championship

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Supakorn Poonphon	(2008-09-25) 25 September 2008	Nongbua Pitchaya
18	1GK	Natthakorn Asavapichanchot	(2008-03-17) 17 March 2008	Buriram United
23	1GK	Poomrapee Siribunyakul	(2008-07-23) 23 July 2008	Kashima Gakuen High School

2	2DF	Wathanyu Nairatsami	(2008-01-26) 26 January 2008	Chonburi
3	2DF	Phuriphan Phothong	(2008-03-26) 26 March 2008	Muangthong United
4	2DF	Phurinat Poolkamlang	(2008-02-05) 5 February 2008	Assumption College Thonburi
5	2DF	Supawit Pasom	(2008-10-23) 23 October 2008	Assumption College Thonburi
20	2DF	Thunwisit Taman	(2008-12-09) 9 December 2008	Assumption College Sriracha
22	2DF	Kanapoth Inthasingh	(2008-01-07) 7 January 2008	PTT Rayong Academy

6	3MF	Danupon Bubpha (captain)	(2008-01-15) 15 January 2008	Assumption College Thonburi
8	3MF	Panupong Pobsayai	(2008-10-30) 30 October 2008	Bangkok Christian College
10	3MF	Chaiwat Ngernma	(2008-02-25) 25 February 2008	Bangkok Christian College
12	3MF	Sorakrit Kaewsri	(2008-02-28) 28 February 2008	Buriram United
16	3MF	Panupong Wan-on	(2008-02-14) 14 February 2008	Bangkok Christian College
19	3MF	Thatsataporn Phuengkusol	(2009-03-16) 16 March 2009	Wat Suthiwararam School

7	4FW	Natthakit Phosri	(2008-02-08) 8 February 2008	Port
9	4FW	Chomphon Hombunma	(2008-01-17) 17 January 2008	Bangkok Christian College
11	4FW	Poramet La-ongdee	(2009-06-08) 8 June 2009	Bangkok Christian College
13	4FW	Phutanet Somjit	(2008-03-09) 9 March 2008	Port
14	4FW	Silva Mexes	(2010-03-15) 15 March 2010	Manchester United
15	4FW	Chinnapong Boonmak	(2008-05-02) 2 May 2008	Suankularb Wittayalai School
17	4FW	Siwakorn Phonsan	(2008-01-24) 24 January 2008	Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality Sports School
21	4FW	Thirathep Rathaphol	(2008-03-21) 21 March 2008	Suankularb Wittayalai School

Coaching staff

Name	Role
Head coach	Marco Göckel
Assistant coach	Songyot Klinsrisuk Nat Wechabun
Goalkeeper coach	Watcharapong Klahan
Fitness coach	Yann-Benjamin Kugel
Match analyst	Saranpat Boeploy
Doctor	Keerati Surakarn
Physiotherapists	Jirajet Jiranan

Head coaches

Thailand national under-17 football team head coaches
Name	Country	Period	Honours
Charnwit Polcheewin	Thailand	1996–1997	1996 AFC U-17 Championship – Runner-up 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship – Group stage
Somchart Yimsiri	Thailand	1998–1999	1998 AFC U-17 Championship – Winners 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship – Group stage
Witthaya Laohakul	Thailand	2000–2002	2000 AFC U-17 Championship – Group stage
Sasom Pobprasert	Thailand	2004	2004 AFC U-17 Championship – Group stage
Thanis Areesngarkul	Thailand	2005–2006	2005 AFF U-17 Youth Championship – Runner-up
Phayong Khunnaen	Thailand	2007–2008	2007 AFF U-17 Youth Championship – Winners ^[4]
Carlos Roberto	Brazil	2009
Sasom Pobprasert	Thailand	2011	2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Winners ^[5]
Leones Pereira dos Santos	Brazil	2012	2012 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage
Adul Rungrueang	Thailand	2014	2014 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage
Phayong Khunnaen	Thailand	2015	2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Winners ^[6]^[7]
Chaiyong Khumpiam	Thailand	2016	2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Third place 2016 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage
Sarawut Suksawang (interim)	Thailand	2017	2017 Jockey Club International Youth Tournament – Winners
Salvador Valero Garcia	Spain	2017–2018	2017 AFF U-15 Championship – Runner-up
Thongchai Rungreangles	Thailand	2018	2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Runner-up 2018 AFC U-16 Championship – Group stage
Salvador Valero Garcia	Spain	2019–2021	2019 AFF U-15 Youth Championship – Runner-up
Pipob On-Mo	Thailand	2021–2023	2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship – Third place 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup – Quarter-Finals
Chayakorn Tanaddernkao (Interim)	Thailand	2024
Jadet Meelarp	Thailand	2024–2025	2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship – Runner-up 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup – Group stage
Songyot Klinsrisuk (Interim)	Thailand	2025
Marco Göckel	Germany	2025–

Competition record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup finals record
Year	Host country	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	China	Did not qualify
1987	Canada	Did not qualify
1989	Scotland	Did not qualify
1991	Italy	Did not qualify
1993	Japan	Did not qualify
1995	Ecuador	Did not qualify
1997	Egypt	First round	14th	3	0	0	3	4	12
1999	New Zealand	First round	16th	3	0	0	3	1	17
2001	Trinidad and Tobago	Did not qualify
2003	Finland	Did not enter
2005	Peru	Did not qualify
2007	South Korea	Did not qualify
2009	Nigeria	Did not qualify
2011	Mexico	Did not qualify
2013	United Arab Emirates	Did not qualify
2015	Chile	Did not qualify
2017	India	Did not qualify
2019	Brazil	Did not qualify
~~2021~~	Peru	Did not qualify and cancelled
2023	Indonesia	Did not qualify
2025	Qatar	Did not qualify
Total		2/20	14th	6	0	0	6	5	29

Note

* : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Championship finals record										Qualifications record
Year	Host country	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Qatar	Fourth place	4th	5	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	0	0	19	0
1986	Qatar	Did not qualify								N/A
1988	Thailand	Group stage	7th	4	1	1	2	4	5	Qualified as host
1990	United Arab Emirates	Did not qualify								N/A
1992¹	Saudi Arabia	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	5	3	3	0	0	21	0
1994¹	Qatar	Did not qualify								N/A
1996¹	Thailand	Runner-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	16	4	Qualified as host
1998¹	Qatar	Champions	1st	6	3	2	1	13	7	3	3	0	0	25	0
2000¹	Vietnam	Group stage	8th	4	1	0	3	4	9	3	3	0	0	13	0
2002	United Arab Emirates	Did not enter								Did not enter
2004¹	Japan	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	4	7	2	2	0	0	7	1
2006¹	Singapore	Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	11	2
2008	Uzbekistan	Did not qualify								4	2	0	2	15	7
2010	Uzbekistan	Did not qualify								5	2	2	1	13	4
2012	Iran	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	2	7	5	5	0	0	28	6
2014	Thailand	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	1	3	Qualified as host
2016	India	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	5	10	3	2	0	1	6	2
2018	Malaysia	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	7	9	4	3	0	1	18	2
~~2020~~	Bahrain	Did not qualify and cancelled								3	2	0	1	10	2
2023	Thailand	Quarter-Finals	6th	4	3	0	1	7	5	3	2	0	1	6	4
2025	Saudi Arabia	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	2	9	3	3	0	0	24	2
2026	Saudi Arabia	Qualified								TBA
Total		13/19	Best: 1st	50	17	7	26	71	84	48	37	3	8	216	32

Note

¹ : The under-17 national team played at the 1992 to 2006 editions.
* : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-17 Championship achievable editions
Year	Round	Score	Result
1996	Group stage	Thailand 7–0 India	Win
	Group stage	Thailand 3–0 Iran	Win
	Group stage	Thailand 1–1 China	Draw
	Group stage	Thailand 4–2 Bahrain	Win
	Semifinals	Thailand 1–0 Japan	Win
	Final	Thailand 0–1 Oman	Loss
	Qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
1998	Group stage	Thailand 2–1 Iran	Win
	Group stage	Thailand 3–2 Iraq	Win
	Group stage	Thailand 0–2 North Korea	Loss
	Group stage	Thailand 2–2 Bangladesh	Draw
	Semifinals	Thailand 6–0 Bahrain	Win
	Final	Thailand ¹1 - 1 Qatar	Win
	Qualified for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Note

¹ : Thailand won by pk (3-2) after playing an extra time.

AFC U-17 Championship history
First Match	Thailand 2–2 South Yemen (2 February 1985; Doha, Qatar)
Biggest Win	Thailand 7–0 India (17 September 1996; Bangkok, Thailand)
Biggest Defeat	Iran 3–0 Thailand (6 September 2000, Da Nang, Vietnam) North Korea 4–1 Thailand (8 September 2004, Japan) Thailand 1–4 North Korea (20 September 2016, Bambolim, India) Thailand 1–4 South Korea (25 June 2023, Pathum Thani, Thailand)
Best Result	Champions in 1998
Worst Result	Group stage at 7 editions

AFF U-16 Championship

AFF U-16 Championship record
Year	Host country	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002¹	Indonesia Malaysia	Group stage	5th	4	1	2	1	13	6
2005¹	Thailand	Runner-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	12	9
2006¹	Vietnam	Did not enter
2007¹	Cambodia	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	15	7
2008	Indonesia	Did not enter
2009	Thailand	Cancelled
2010	Indonesia	Did not enter
2011	Laos	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	14	4
2012	Laos	Fourth place	4th	4	0	0	4	2	11
2013	Myanmar	Did not enter
2014	Indonesia	Cancelled
2015	Cambodia	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	16	4
2016	Cambodia	Third place	3rd	6	5	1	0	18	3
2017	Thailand	Runner-up	2nd	7	6	1	0	9	2
2018	Indonesia	Runner-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	14	3
2019	Thailand	Runner-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	18	6
2022	Indonesia	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	13	4
2024	Indonesia	Runner-up	2nd	5	3	2	0	12	3
Total		12/14	Best: 1st	67	44	13	10	156	62

Note

¹ : The under-17 national team played at the 2005 to 2007 editions.
* : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Exhibition game

Exhibition game record
Year	Tournament	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1980	Lion City Cup	4th place	4th	6	3	2	1	19	6
1981	Lion City Cup	Semi-final	4th	5	3	0	2	9	4
1982	Lion City Cup	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	14	1
1984	Coca-Cola Cups	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	10	1
1986	Coca-Cola Cups	3rd place	3rd	5	3	1	1	N/A
1988	Coca-Cola Cups	Runner-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	15	5
1992	Coca-Cola Cups	4th place	4th	N/A
2008	Lion City Cup	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	N/A
Total				20	15	2	3	42	11

Note

* : Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

This is a list of honours for the Thailand national under-17 football team.

International titles

AFC U-16 Championship
- Winners (1): 1998
- Runner-up (1): 1996^[8]

Regional titles

AFF U-16 Championship
- Winners (3): 2007, 2011, 2015
- Runner-up (5): 2005, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024
- Third place (2): 2016, 2022

Minor titles

Singapore Lion City Cup Championship
- Winners (2): 1982, 2008
Coca-Cola U-16 Cups
- Winners (1): 1984
Jockey Club International Youth Tournament
- Winners (1): 2017
CFA Under-17 Mens International Football Tournament
- Winners (1): 2018

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Thailand's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

In FIFA U-17 World Cup

Opponent	Pld	L	GF	GA	GD
Chile	1	1	2	6	−4
Egypt	1	1	2	3	−1
Germany	1	1	0	3	−3
Ghana	1	1	1	7	−6
Mexico	1	1	0	4	−4
Spain	1	1	0	6	−6
Total	6	6	5	29	−24

In AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Bahrain	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	066.67
Bangladesh	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
China	4	0	2	2	2	4	−2	000.00
India	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Iran	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	066.67
Iraq	4	2	0	2	4	5	−1	050.00
Japan	3	2	0	1	5	6	−1	066.67
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Laos	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Malaysia	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	066.67
North Korea	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	000.00
Oman	4	1	0	3	4	6	−2	025.00
Qatar	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	000.00
Saudi Arabia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
South Korea	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	000.00
South Yemen	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Tajikistan	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	3	5	−2	000.00
Yemen	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Total	47	17	7	23	69	75	−6	036.17

References

^ "สมาคมฯ ประกาศรายชื่อ 27 แข้งช้างศึก U17 ชุดเตรียมแข่งขันที่ฮ่องกง". Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^ "Thaiger ข่าวไทย : รายงาน ข่าวล่าสุดวันนี้ อัปเดตข่าวด่วนทันเหตุการณ์" (in Thai). August 2022.
^ "OFFICIAL : ช้างศึก U16 แบโผ 23 แข้งลุยศึกชิงแชมป์เอเชีย". Goal.com (in Thai).
^ aseanfootball.org: 2007 AFF U-16 Youth Championship Archived 1 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ aseanfootball.org: 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
^ aseanfootball.org: 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship Archived 4 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ aseanfootball.org: AFF BIDC U16: Thailand Win AFF BIDC U16 Crown
^ "ไม่ถึงฝั่งฝัน ช้างศึกยู-16 ร่วงรอบคัดเลือกชิงแชมป์เอเชีย". 23 September 2019.

External links

Football Association of Thailand (in Thai)
Thai Football.com
Thai football page of Fifa.com
Thai football Blog Archived 1 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "สมาคมฯ ประกาศรายชื่อ 27 แข้งช้างศึก U17 ชุดเตรียมแข่งขันที่ฮ่องกง". Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[2] "Thaiger ข่าวไทย : รายงาน ข่าวล่าสุดวันนี้ อัปเดตข่าวด่วนทันเหตุการณ์" (in Thai). August 2022.

[3] "OFFICIAL : ช้างศึก U16 แบโผ 23 แข้งลุยศึกชิงแชมป์เอเชีย". Goal.com (in Thai).

[4] seanfootball.org: 2007 AFF U-16 Youth Championship Archived 1 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[5] seanfootball.org: 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

[6] seanfootball.org: 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship Archived 4 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[7] seanfootball.org: AFF BIDC U16: Thailand Win AFF BIDC U16 Crown

[8] "ไม่ถึงฝั่งฝัน ช้างศึกยู-16 ร่วงรอบคัดเลือกชิงแชมป์เอเชีย". 23 September 2019.

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Thailand national football team
General	Football Association of Thailand History Head coaches
Venues	National stadiums Rajamangala Stadium Suphachalasai Stadium Trainings National Football Camp
Statistics	All-time match results All-time record Records All-time goalscorers
Players	Players (by caps) Captains International players
Goals	Teerasil Dangda
AFC Asian Cup	1972 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2019 2023
ASEAN Championship	1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Other tournaments	The Olympics Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
Noted matches	2008 AFF Championship final 2016 AFF Championship final 2020 AFF Championship final 2022 AFF Championship final 2024 ASEAN Championship final
Rivalries	Indonesia Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Vietnam
Senior	Men's results 1940-50s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s unofficial matches
Other Thailand teams	Men's U-23 U-21 U-20 U-17 U-14 Women's U-20 U-17 U-14 Futsal Men's Men's U-20 Women's Beach soccer